This author called for realism in detective fiction in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder." The search for the Brasher Doubloon is the focus of his novel The High Window. He wrote about Mendy Menendez and Terry Lennox in one novel, which is part of a series which opens with a novel in which General Sternwood hires the protagonist to solve a case of blackmail. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Philip Marlowe
This author called for realism in detective fiction in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder." The search for the Brasher Doubloon is the focus of his novel The High Window. He wrote about Mendy Menendez and Terry Lennox in one novel, which is part of a series which opens with a novel in which General Sternwood hires the protagonist to solve a case of blackmail. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Philip Marlowe in novels such as The Long Goodbye and The Big Sleep.
This author called for realism in detective fiction in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder."
Raymond Thornton {Chandler}